DocumentCode
987626
Title
Helical rail glider launcher
Author
Mongeau, Peter ; Williams, Fred
Author_Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Volume
18
Issue
1
fYear
1982
fDate
1/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
190
Lastpage
193
Abstract
The electromagnetic acceleration group at MIT has undertaken to build an electric glider launcher. The launcher features a mobile helical rail accelerator and power supply. It will launch a 6 foot radio-controlled glider for an overall range of several miles. This device is a prototype for a larger system that will provide a launch platform for munition and supply loaded gliders and a wide variety of RPV´s. A 6 meter helical rail launcher has been constructed and is being tested. It is a twin boom device designed to accelerate a 5 kg glider to 100 m/s at 100 g´s acceleration.
Keywords
Aircraft propulsion; Electromagnetic propulsion; Acceleration; Aluminum; Brushes; Coaxial components; Coils; Foot; Rails; Stators; Steel; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9464
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TMAG.1982.1061773
Filename
1061773
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